Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 5.38.38

येषु दुष्टेषु दोषः स्याद्योगक्षेमस्य भारत ।
सदा प्रसादनं तेषां देवतानामिवाचरेत् ॥ ३८ ॥

yeṣu duṣṭeṣu doṣaḥ syādyogakṣemasya bhārata |
sadā prasādanaṃ teṣāṃ devatānāmivācaret || 38 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...excess in speech, excess in eating, anger, the desire of enjoyment, and intestine dissensions,—these, O king, are six sharp swords that cut off the period of life allotted to creatures...

English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.38.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Dushta, Dosha, Doshas, Dos, Syadya, Kshema, Bharata, Sada, Sad, Prasadana, Tad, Devata, Amin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 5.38.38). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “yeṣu duṣṭeṣu doṣaḥ syādyogakṣemasya bhārata
  • yeṣu -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • duṣṭeṣu -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • doṣaḥ -
  • doṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • syādyo -
  • syad -> syādya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √syad class 1 verb]
  • ga -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣemasya -
  • kṣema (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣema (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sadā prasādanaṃ teṣāṃ devatānāmivācaret
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasādanam -
  • prasādana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prasādana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prasādanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • devatān -
  • devata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caret -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 5.38.38

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

Buy now!

Preview of verse 5.38.38 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇಷು ದುಷ್ಟೇಷು ದೋಷಃ ಸ್ಯಾದ್ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮಸ್ಯ ಭಾರತ ।
ಸದಾ ಪ್ರಸಾದನಂ ತೇಷಾಂ ದೇವತಾನಾಮಿವಾಚರೇತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

Buy now!
Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 5.38.38 in Bengali sript:
যেষু দুষ্টেষু দোষঃ স্যাদ্যোগক্ষেমস্য ভারত ।
সদা প্রসাদনং তেষাং দেবতানামিবাচরেত্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 5.38.38 in Gujarati sript:
યેષુ દુષ્ટેષુ દોષઃ સ્યાદ્યોગક્ષેમસ્ય ભારત ।
સદા પ્રસાદનં તેષાં દેવતાનામિવાચરેત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

Buy now!

Preview of verse 5.38.38 in Malayalam sript:
യേഷു ദുഷ്ടേഷു ദോഷഃ സ്യാദ്യോഗക്ഷേമസ്യ ഭാരത ।
സദാ പ്രസാദനം തേഷാം ദേവതാനാമിവാചരേത് ॥ ൩൮ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

Buy now!

Preview of verse 5.38.38 in Telugu sript:
యేషు దుష్టేషు దోషః స్యాద్యోగక్షేమస్య భారత ।
సదా ప్రసాదనం తేషాం దేవతానామివాచరేత్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: